The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 865
PT. 24 AL-MU'MIN CH. 40 فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوا And when he came to them. 26 with truth from Us, they said: اقْتُلُوا ابْنَاءَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ Slay the sons of those who وَاسْتَحْيُوا نِسَاءَهُمْ وَمَا كَيْدُ الكفِرِينَ إلا في ضَلي have believed with him, and let their women live. ' But the design of the disbelievers is bound to fail. 3513 وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونى اَقْتُلْ مُوسى And Pharaoh said: Leave. 27 me alone that I may kill Moses; وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُ اِنّى أَخَافُ اَنْ تُبَدِّلَ 1. and let him call on his Lord دِيْنَكُمْ أَوْ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ فِي الْأَرْضِ fear lest he should change your الْفَسَادَ religion or cause disorder to raise its head in the land. '3514 وَقَالَ مُوسَى إِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمُ And Moses said, I take. 28 refuge with my Lord and your Lord from مِنْ كُلِّ مُتَكَبْرِ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ every arrogant "10:77. 7:128; 20:64; 26:36. 44:21-22. Every Prophet of God had had his Pharaoh, Hāmān and Korah. These names respectively may symbolise political power, priesthood and material wealth, as Hāmān was the head of priestly class, and Korah an extremely rich man among Pharaoh's nobles. Unlimited political power, servile priesthood and uncontrolled capitalism are the three evils which have ever retarded and arrested the political, economic, moral and spiritual growth of a people, and naturally it is against these enemies of man that Heavenly Reformers have waged relentless war in every age. 3513. Commentary: Pharaoh, his ministers and people sought to wipe out the entire manhood of Israel by killing their men and taking into forcible marriage their women. That indeed constituted a most wicked design against Israel on Pharaoh's part. But the design failed miserably. So would the Holy the verse Prophet's opponents, signifies, fail in their wicked designs against him. 2779 3514. Commentary: In the pride of his material wealth and power Pharaoh challenges Moses to call upon his God to save him, if He can, from his clutches, as he is determined to exterminate him and his mission. The words, "Leave me alone that I may kill Moses," mean, "I am determined to kill Moses and will accept no advice to spare his life. "